Paph Iantha Stage

[emydura]

Great PICs. Overall nice flowers as well. The petals bother me just a bit David. They seem narrower then they should be for the overall flower.

Rick, if they were held flat they would be a lot wider. But unfortunately the petals curl behind itself. See the the petal of the top flower pointing towards the camera to see what I'm talking about.

 

[Paphman910]

Stunning! :drool::drool::drool:

Paphman910

 

[smartie2000]

Great!!! Who cares about the minor things it's a stunning bloom. If I had a relably blooming plant of this cross it could easily be one of my Favs.

 

[emydura]

Great!!! Who cares about the minor things it's a stunning bloom. If I had a relably blooming plant of this cross it could easily be one of my Favs.

Thanks Fren. Harold Koopowitz says in his book that every serious Paph grower should have a good Iantha Stage clone in their collection and I agree with him. The flowers just look like a monstrous sukhakulii and you can get 2 or 3 flowers a spike. What's not to love.

 

[Clark]

Exceptional photography!

 

[emydura]

In flower again within the same year. Any Iantha Stage that flowers this easily is a good clone. I still haven't flowered my other specimen size clone.

 

[wjs2nd]

Wow, great blooms. Sounds like it's a nice clone you have. Does it have a clonial name or do you know the parent's clonial names?

 

[SlipperKing]

You're right about being a good clone David....Whata Bloomer!

 

[emydura]

Wow, great blooms. Sounds like it's a nice clone you have. Does it have a clonial name or do you know the parent's clonial names?

No, it doesn't have a clonal name and I don't know its parents. It is not perfect as discussed early in this thread, but it has nice big bold flowers and unlike many clones from this cross, it actually flowers.

 

[paphioboy]

Wow... gorgeous blooms in the heat of summer...

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Nice! I really like this hybrid when it turns out nice like this!!

 

[McPaph]

Really nice flowers. Good job and great photos

 

[Clark]

They look great!

 

[Leo Schordje]

Definitely a keeper. Free and easy blooming is a trait to be cherished.

 

[emydura]

Flowering for the third time within a year and the second time in 3 months. Not a great flowering though. The spike didn't get any length and the flowers are too bunched. The flower quality is poor as well. It actually had a third bud which was developing nicely but then aborted at the last moment. I think it may be all flowered out. Time for a rest I think. Good to know I should get 3 flowers in future though.

 

[JeanLux]

Impressive blooming cycle David :drool: !!!! Jean

 

[Ozpaph]

cut that spike.

 

[SlipperKing]

Yup, cut it. It does look tired out and of need for a good rest.

 

[wjs2nd]

Nice for it's third time this year! A rest would be good.

 

[emydura]

cut that spike.

Yup, cut it. It does look tired out and of need for a good rest.

Did that this morning. Let it rest and grow a bit more before the winter.

This plant is going to make a wonderful specimen plant one day. There are new growths popping out everywhere. An amazing amount considering it is not a large plant.